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the latest poll shows romney leads, now up four points between the likely voters, but a new gallup poll shows the president up by five. looking to capitalize on his momentum, today, romney tried to frame himself as a steady commander-in-chief, and in what his campaign feels is a major foreign policy speech, accusing president obama of weak leadership. >> i know that president obama hopes for a stronger and more prosperous middle east, but hope is not a strategy. >> reporter: and calling for a change of course, but offering few new policy details, romney argued that the middle east is a more dangerous place since the president took office, citing serious civil war. romney said he would support our allies against the rebels the potential of a nuclear iran, and last month's terrorist attack in libya, that left four americans, including the u.s. ambassador, dead. >> it is our responsibility, and the responsibility of the president to use his greatest power to shape history, not to lead from behind. >> reporter: the obama campaign was quick with a rebuttal, they talked about specifics. >> no
the latest poll shows romney leads, now up four points between the likely voters, but a new gallup poll shows the president up by five. looking to capitalize on his momentum, today, romney tried to frame himself as a steady commander-in-chief, and in what his campaign feels is a major foreign policy speech, accusing president obama of weak leadership. >> i know that president obama hopes for a stronger and more prosperous middle east, but hope is not a strategy. >> reporter: and...
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younger viewers, our polling on african-americans, zero for mitt romney. are you concerned that republican party is not making much progress toward becoming a nation of converts, politically, philosophically? >> i'm concerned about it over the long haul, for sure. our demographics are changing. and we have to change not necessarily our core beliefs but the tone of our message and the message and the intensity of it for sure. don't think that's going to have an impact in this election though so there is a gender gap in favor of president obama among women. in a dead heat, there's obviously going to be a gender gap for men in favor of romney. this is going to be a close election. but long-term conservative principles if they're to be successful and implemented, there has to be a concerted effort tbroader audience than w today. >> you talk about the importance of the race and how tight it's going to be. florida, yet again, is going to matter hugely. we did some analysis based on where we look at the electoral map right now. if president obama's able to win fl
younger viewers, our polling on african-americans, zero for mitt romney. are you concerned that republican party is not making much progress toward becoming a nation of converts, politically, philosophically? >> i'm concerned about it over the long haul, for sure. our demographics are changing. and we have to change not necessarily our core beliefs but the tone of our message and the message and the intensity of it for sure. don't think that's going to have an impact in this election...
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three new polls diverge on how difficult of a challenge romney has. the president leads romney by nine points in a cnn poll 52% to 43%. matchups from reuters and gallup are closer. the romney campaign is talking to donors about deductions for the wealthy that might be on the chopping block. romney fired back at the white house on the tax hike for millionaires intending to put a spotlight on his own wealth. >> his big idea is this buffett rule which is someone calculated by the way that the taxes he would raise from the buffett rule would pay for 11 hours of the government. this is not exactly a grand idea. this man is out of ideas. he's out of excuses and in 2012, we will make sure he gets put out of office. >> also last night, republicans in the senate blocked the debate and moving forward on the bill. 51-45 vote. nbc's deputy editor and he joins me now and it's interesting that president obama going out of his way to try to paint romney as out of touch, elitist and a lot of people feel this went to the senate and we are seeing politics trickle down
three new polls diverge on how difficult of a challenge romney has. the president leads romney by nine points in a cnn poll 52% to 43%. matchups from reuters and gallup are closer. the romney campaign is talking to donors about deductions for the wealthy that might be on the chopping block. romney fired back at the white house on the tax hike for millionaires intending to put a spotlight on his own wealth. >> his big idea is this buffett rule which is someone calculated by the way that...
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our poll shows romney has a race in north caroline. the president is up within the poll's margin of error. in michigan, a state in which democrats are confident, what we have seen and while the president is ahead, it's a narrow lead. just four points. 47-43. obama campaign has not spent any money in michigan. new hampshire looked like a big home and recently he fixed his problems there. romney spent a lot of time kicking off and fears that might have been paying off. we have the two dead tied. 45-45. a bump in support with hispanics. we have more of the numbers from telepunto and the oversample of hispanics. the president's job approval rating is at 65%. look at that. it's a huge jump from a month ago. it's a whopping 40-point lead over romney among hispanic registered voters. 68% of all americans say they favor the executive order deportation of young illegal immigrants brought as children, among hispanics, it's almost 9 in 10 who favor the new policy. another story likely to get buried at about 10:17 this morning, but still big here
our poll shows romney has a race in north caroline. the president is up within the poll's margin of error. in michigan, a state in which democrats are confident, what we have seen and while the president is ahead, it's a narrow lead. just four points. 47-43. obama campaign has not spent any money in michigan. new hampshire looked like a big home and recently he fixed his problems there. romney spent a lot of time kicking off and fears that might have been paying off. we have the two dead tied....
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we've got a brand new nbc news wall street journal poll just out tonight, the first since mitt romney effectively clinched the republican nomination. are they buying the fairness doctrine? here's one hint from our pollsterz about november, this election is look ing a lot like the 2000 and 2004 cliffhangers. people thi mitt romney thinks obama is out of his head. mr. obama says mitt romney is out of touch. also the latest on the secret service scandal tonight including hot new details on just what happened. >>> the world's most exclusive fraternity. right now there's only five members, the five living presidents of the united states. >>> if you're running for senator of massachusetts, there is one organization -- hint hint -- you don't want to have on your side. the new york yankees, believe it or not, and fortunately for him, brad made the mistake of taking a check from them. political director and chief white house correspondent, and msnbc political analyst. gentlemen, let's look at the numbers. let's take a look at how mitt romney and barack obama match-up in terms of favorability i
we've got a brand new nbc news wall street journal poll just out tonight, the first since mitt romney effectively clinched the republican nomination. are they buying the fairness doctrine? here's one hint from our pollsterz about november, this election is look ing a lot like the 2000 and 2004 cliffhangers. people thi mitt romney thinks obama is out of his head. mr. obama says mitt romney is out of touch. also the latest on the secret service scandal tonight including hot new details on just...
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mitt romney. this time, it's rick santorum. buoyed by upset wins last week in colorado, minnesota and missouri, rick santorum has done what many conservative candidates have done before him -- caught up to romney. >> polls come and go. >> no fewer than four national poms out today have santorum, who was thumped out of the senate in 2006 by a whopping 18 points, now either slightly ahead or virtually tied with romney. for romney, it's a familiar spot, holding steady with his establishment republican supporting but failing to capture the hearts and minds of rank and file conservatives. but it's not for a lack of trying. >> i was a severely conservative republican governor. i understand that the battles we as conservatives must fight -- >> reporter: starting february 28, the republican race goes national. 18 contests over 15 days. but it's the next state up that's taking on extra significance, michigan. it's the state where romney was born and raised, a fact he's not afraid to remind voters of in thi
mitt romney. this time, it's rick santorum. buoyed by upset wins last week in colorado, minnesota and missouri, rick santorum has done what many conservative candidates have done before him -- caught up to romney. >> polls come and go. >> no fewer than four national poms out today have santorum, who was thumped out of the senate in 2006 by a whopping 18 points, now either slightly ahead or virtually tied with romney. for romney, it's a familiar spot, holding steady with his...
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one poll in july showed mr. romney polling at only 22% among hispanic voters. another one from nbc showed mr. romney with 23% of the latino vote. this week a poll from politico showed mr. romney had bounced all the way to a horrible 26%. mitt romney is failing to win over latino voters, really badly. and it's not just for esoteric reasons. it's not for stylistic reasons. it's for substance. mr. romney called arizona's "papers, please" law, the anti-immigrant sb-1070 law, as a model for the nation. he helped the lawyer who helped write that bill as a model for the nation. he said he would veto the dream act if congress passed it when he became president. and mr. romney did not pick to balance himself out with florida senator marco rubio or new mexico governor, susanna martinez. he did not choose one of the party's up and coming latinos, or someone who's more moderate on immigration. he picked one of the congressmen from the republican congress who voted no on the dream act, which >>> as we reported earlier in the hour, the secretary of state
one poll in july showed mr. romney polling at only 22% among hispanic voters. another one from nbc showed mr. romney with 23% of the latino vote. this week a poll from politico showed mr. romney had bounced all the way to a horrible 26%. mitt romney is failing to win over latino voters, really badly. and it's not just for esoteric reasons. it's not for stylistic reasons. it's for substance. mr. romney called arizona's "papers, please" law, the anti-immigrant sb-1070 law, as a model...
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another thing that comes lou in our poll. the romney can't connect, romney can't do this. i have an alternative theory. he is dragged down by the image of the republican party. it has not been good since he announced his -- this is, okay, romney is not the most charismatic guy. i don't know if the most charismatic guy that could overcome the negative weight of the brand of the gop righ-ht now. it is very tough. and the same way the president's dragging around the weight that is the mediocre to nonexistent economic recovery, which i think is a larger weight to carry, mitt romney's carrying around the weight of an unpopular brand. >> here's the president's message on medicare, apparently scoring higher than romney's in the msnbc poll. the nbc poll, "the wall street journal" poll showed half of registered voter agreed with obama that changing medicare the way ryan has suggested is a bad idea. only 34% agreed with what romney said on medicare. it seems to me that medicare has become the magnet, the lightening rod of this decision. discussion. it looks like they like the way it
another thing that comes lou in our poll. the romney can't connect, romney can't do this. i have an alternative theory. he is dragged down by the image of the republican party. it has not been good since he announced his -- this is, okay, romney is not the most charismatic guy. i don't know if the most charismatic guy that could overcome the negative weight of the brand of the gop righ-ht now. it is very tough. and the same way the president's dragging around the weight that is the mediocre to...
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romney has inched up slightly in our "wall street journal" poll. the bad news when you dig deeper you see the structural problems facing romney as he tries to catch up and how damaging the 47% remark was and is to the campaign. is there such a thing as a commanding lead? if so he has it. president obama's job approval rating is at 49%. 48% disapprove of his performance. 40% believe the country is headed in the right direction. the highest number we recorded in 3 1/2 years. 53% still believe the country is on the wrong track. the president leads romney by three. what is helping romney tighten the race? a fact true all year continues to be true. republican voters are more interested in this election than democrats. the president has a larger lead. he is up seven. the problem for him is a lack of enthusiasm of hispanics and young voters. romney has to do things to make people substantially change the way people feel about him. his approval rating is still under water. the lowest for any presidential nominee at this point in time other than george h.w.
romney has inched up slightly in our "wall street journal" poll. the bad news when you dig deeper you see the structural problems facing romney as he tries to catch up and how damaging the 47% remark was and is to the campaign. is there such a thing as a commanding lead? if so he has it. president obama's job approval rating is at 49%. 48% disapprove of his performance. 40% believe the country is headed in the right direction. the highest number we recorded in 3 1/2 years. 53% still...
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>>> and who does the president think is the real mitt romney? >>> also this evening, the new polling numbers on the status of this race in three critical states. >>> what really happened in the attack that killed our ambassador in the consulate in libya? was it a protest gone bad, or terrorists? school lunch, when breakfast is normally served. why tonight, schools are serving lunch at hours that makes no sense >>> and allergies, why people who never complained before are suffering right now. >>> also tonight, making a difference report, nightly news begins right now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening, it won't bring back the u.s. ambassador or the three other americans who were murdered, including two former navy s.e.a.l.s, but tonight, what happened the night they died, the storming of that u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, is being labelled the terrorist attacks. that was not the initial story we begin with what it does mean. our chief correspondent, andrea mitchell, good evening. >>> good evening, tonight, the wh
>>> and who does the president think is the real mitt romney? >>> also this evening, the new polling numbers on the status of this race in three critical states. >>> what really happened in the attack that killed our ambassador in the consulate in libya? was it a protest gone bad, or terrorists? school lunch, when breakfast is normally served. why tonight, schools are serving lunch at hours that makes no sense >>> and allergies, why people who never...
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to the romney ticket, and what will be the last polling to go now before we start the gop convention. >> it is. and i wanted to start off with a weight on mitt romney that we don't talk enough about. that is the image of the republican party, it has to do with todd akin. all of this is having an impact. look at these numbers, negative feelings for the republican party, 45%. just 36% have a positive feeling. the democratic party split, barely above water at 42/40. i think this weight that mitt romney drags around, the brand of the republican party is as heavy or almost as heavy as the weight of the economy that president obama has to drag around. the president has a lead 48/44. a little bit of a tick up for mitt romney from the ryan pick, it's more important for romney, where he did move up was in the swing state. he went from an eight point deficit to just a three point deficit, 49/46. so here, the romney campaign can say hey, you know what, maybe ryan did provide a bump. you have to ask yourself, why is the president ahead? he's ahead because of what i call the gut checks, one of the
to the romney ticket, and what will be the last polling to go now before we start the gop convention. >> it is. and i wanted to start off with a weight on mitt romney that we don't talk enough about. that is the image of the republican party, it has to do with todd akin. all of this is having an impact. look at these numbers, negative feelings for the republican party, 45%. just 36% have a positive feeling. the democratic party split, barely above water at 42/40. i think this weight that...
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in virginia, a new nbc/marist poll has romney over paul. 69% to 26% over paul. we'll be right back. >>> it's super tuesday tomorrow finally and it promises to be a big day in the republican nomination contest. 11 states and more than 400 delegates are at stake. but the nasty fight has proven damaging to republicans and their party. according to the nbc/"wall street journal" poll, while president obama's job approval is ticking upward, the economy is improving, two good things for the president. here to break down the numbers and give us a preview of tomorrow's primaries and caucuses are chuck todd, nbc's chief white house correspondent and political director and jonathan martin porks lit co's senior political reporter. chuck, let's start with the damage the republican party has suffered itself as a result of the primary fight. 40% of adults in the new nbc poll say their opinion of the gop has soured as a result of this process. only 12% say it's improved. when asked which party does a better job of appealing to its nonsupporters, 55% say democrats. just 26% say
in virginia, a new nbc/marist poll has romney over paul. 69% to 26% over paul. we'll be right back. >>> it's super tuesday tomorrow finally and it promises to be a big day in the republican nomination contest. 11 states and more than 400 delegates are at stake. but the nasty fight has proven damaging to republicans and their party. according to the nbc/"wall street journal" poll, while president obama's job approval is ticking upward, the economy is improving, two good things...
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you will see romney's numbers. we saw this in our exit poll. romney overperformed in our entrance polls, excuse me, in clark county. and, got some where close to -- even 60% of the vote. our estimation. in clark county. that's where he is going to get his win. get over the 50% mark. maybe do better than he did four years ago. as for paul, remember he did finish second four years ago. his numbers substantially higher. it is a close race between paul and gingrich. paul, very organized in the rural counties. where he has been looking good in early returns we have seen coming in. most coming in from rural counties. the question, what about clark county? does gingrich overperform there a little bit? according to our numbers. he has so we will see. again the big dump of vote from the nevada republican party that we are waiting now that the special caucus that was created for gingrich backer sheldon addleson is opened and closed at 7:00 p.m. >> score the results here. if it turns out that -- newt gingrich does come in second here. or come in third. if
you will see romney's numbers. we saw this in our exit poll. romney overperformed in our entrance polls, excuse me, in clark county. and, got some where close to -- even 60% of the vote. our estimation. in clark county. that's where he is going to get his win. get over the 50% mark. maybe do better than he did four years ago. as for paul, remember he did finish second four years ago. his numbers substantially higher. it is a close race between paul and gingrich. paul, very organized in the...
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the new polls show that 47 said the president. 41% said mitt romney, the president with an eight-point lead last month. perhaps the big challenge for romney, differentiating himself from the last candidate, george bush >> how is your foreign policy different from president bush? >> there is a disconnect between the narrative that president obama is giving about the world in large and the reality. very similar to what happened in iraq, learn from bush's mistakes, and learn from obama's mistakes. be smart, listen to your commanders, don't over-sell. >> reporter: obama is trying to sell his successes, the osama bin laden killing, the draw-down in afghanistan. and the end of the iraq war aides say mr. romney will turn the attention back to the economy, saying you can't be strong abroad if you are weak at home. the president's challenge goes beyond the debate hall. according to our polls, there are doubts about what a second term will look like. 62% say the president should make major changes if re-elected only 4% say the second term should be like the first. as soon as this debate is over,
the new polls show that 47 said the president. 41% said mitt romney, the president with an eight-point lead last month. perhaps the big challenge for romney, differentiating himself from the last candidate, george bush >> how is your foreign policy different from president bush? >> there is a disconnect between the narrative that president obama is giving about the world in large and the reality. very similar to what happened in iraq, learn from bush's mistakes, and learn from...
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we've seen it in our own polling. is -- what i'm surprised as the republican superpac ads aren't having the same impact. why? >> the main asset that mitt romney brought to this race was his business experience. now much more of a liability. the republican superpacs are doing this widely disparate message on all sorts of things. >> are you hearing chatter that some are concerned the republican superpac ads aren't working? >> they've been active with the state and local races and senate races. the conservative cry is we have to take the senate. probably an argument the messages should be sharpened. the message the economy isn't succeeding, we get that. now what? >> big game. that is the so what and now what. shameless plugs go ahead. >> little rocky rung stingrays are going to the divisional swim meet this afternoon. we're going to wish them all luck so they can get all-star times. >> bill? >> awesome "new york times" editorial about secrecy. mitt romney's tax returns. >> mr. geraghty? >> happy birthday to my brother wh
we've seen it in our own polling. is -- what i'm surprised as the republican superpac ads aren't having the same impact. why? >> the main asset that mitt romney brought to this race was his business experience. now much more of a liability. the republican superpacs are doing this widely disparate message on all sorts of things. >> are you hearing chatter that some are concerned the republican superpac ads aren't working? >> they've been active with the state and local races...
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but with the race deadlocked and polls showing romney still trailing the president by a wide margin on the question of who cares more about average people, analysts say romney must share his personal story. advisers say he'll do just that, highlighting his successes at bain capital a tenure democrats have tried to attack him for and offering a more revealing look at how his mormon faith has shaped his life. to give you an idea of how important the romney campaign views it that mitt romney is able to connect with voters tonight, today they did a little carpentry. up on the podium they actually extended the stage by about eight feet and lowered it to put him closer to the audience. earlier today we confirmed who that mystery speaker will be tonight among those introducing mitt romney, none other than the legendary actor clint eastwood. >> peter alexander, we'll be seeing more of you in primetime tonight before the big event on the convention floor. >>> in fairness, this had been a borderline, low wattage event until about the final hour of last night when paul ryan's speech lit up the co
but with the race deadlocked and polls showing romney still trailing the president by a wide margin on the question of who cares more about average people, analysts say romney must share his personal story. advisers say he'll do just that, highlighting his successes at bain capital a tenure democrats have tried to attack him for and offering a more revealing look at how his mormon faith has shaped his life. to give you an idea of how important the romney campaign views it that mitt romney is...
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one poll in july showed mr. romney polling at only 22% among hispanic voters. another one from nbc showed mr. romney with 23% of the latino vote. this week a poll from politico showed mr. romney had bounced all the way to a horrible 26%. mitt romney is failing to win over latino voters, really badly. and it's not just for esoteric reasons. it's not for stylistic reasons. it's for substance. mr. romney called arizona's "papers, please" law, the anti-immigrant sb-1070 law, as a model for the nation. he helped the lawyer who helped write that bill as a model for the nation. he said he would veto the dream act if congress passe
one poll in july showed mr. romney polling at only 22% among hispanic voters. another one from nbc showed mr. romney with 23% of the latino vote. this week a poll from politico showed mr. romney had bounced all the way to a horrible 26%. mitt romney is failing to win over latino voters, really badly. and it's not just for esoteric reasons. it's not for stylistic reasons. it's for substance. mr. romney called arizona's "papers, please" law, the anti-immigrant sb-1070 law, as a model...
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where a new poll has president obama up. now obama 48, romney 47. keepd it's an automatic poll that sometimes leaning democratic. here's a new charlotte observer. romney up 47-43. that's lower than he was. we'll be back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." we saw two big wins for democrats last week with the restrictive voter i.d. laws sweeping the country. in ohio a judge turned over the ban on early in person voting a week before the election. and in texas a federal court blocked the photo i.d. law ruling it would impose strict unforgiving burdens on poor minority voters. it's no wonder why republicans are so fired up about voter i.d. laws. check out the reaction. south carolina governor nicki hailey got when she brought it up at her convention last week in tampa. >> we said in south carolina that if you have to show a picture i.d. to buy sudafed and to set foot on an airplane, then you should have to show picture i.d. to protect one of the most valuable, most central sacred rights in america. the right to vote. >> according to reuters, voters in sout
where a new poll has president obama up. now obama 48, romney 47. keepd it's an automatic poll that sometimes leaning democratic. here's a new charlotte observer. romney up 47-43. that's lower than he was. we'll be back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." we saw two big wins for democrats last week with the restrictive voter i.d. laws sweeping the country. in ohio a judge turned over the ban on early in person voting a week before the election. and in texas a federal court...
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but romney's unfavorable rating in our poll hit 50%. his fave/unfave was pretty good shape in florida, pretty good shape in virginia. not the case in ohio. i think this tax -- these hits on his personal wealth and the tax returns have taken a greater toll on romney in ohio than any other battleground state. >> virginia stands in the poll at 49 for president obama, 44 for mitt romney. i had virgil goode on the show the other night. he's the third-party candidate that's qualified for the ballot in virginia, popular in his -- in his congressional district, he could pull republican vote, the theory is. what do you think the possible is of virgil goode being a real factor on election day? >> i think it's a huge factor. i know that the romney folks are trying everything they could to challenge his petitions, to keep him off the ballot. they didn't succeed. it's now unlikely they're going to be able to get him off the ballot. one point changes the calculus there. virginia is sort of demographically made for president obama. he's -- african-ame
but romney's unfavorable rating in our poll hit 50%. his fave/unfave was pretty good shape in florida, pretty good shape in virginia. not the case in ohio. i think this tax -- these hits on his personal wealth and the tax returns have taken a greater toll on romney in ohio than any other battleground state. >> virginia stands in the poll at 49 for president obama, 44 for mitt romney. i had virgil goode on the show the other night. he's the third-party candidate that's qualified for the...
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romney. >> now it's rhetorically under attack. his background has not been -- when he was governor of massachusetts did you feel he was anti-planned parenthood when he governed? >> that's what's incredible. he wasn't. yet somehow we saw in this republican presidential primary this race to the bottom where each candidate, including mr. romney were trying to outdo themselves about how bad they would be for women's health care. i don't think it's just rhetorical. i'm from texas. i have seen and we just saw governor perry today who is now ending the women's health program in texas, pledging to completely throw women off of health care in every way that he can. a federal report came out last week i saw that says it is the worst state for health care access in the country. texas is now doing just what mr. romney pledged he was going to do for the country which is end family planning, end the national family planning program which was signed into law by nixon. it's a bipartisan program. he said he's going to get rid of planned parenthood
romney. >> now it's rhetorically under attack. his background has not been -- when he was governor of massachusetts did you feel he was anti-planned parenthood when he governed? >> that's what's incredible. he wasn't. yet somehow we saw in this republican presidential primary this race to the bottom where each candidate, including mr. romney were trying to outdo themselves about how bad they would be for women's health care. i don't think it's just rhetorical. i'm from texas. i have...
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way big time, including our own nbc news/marist poll, which shows romney ballooning to a 15-point lead over gingrich. nbc's chuck todd is here with us to break down the numbers. we want to begin first with the reporting of peter alexander in florida. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. make no mistake right now, mitt romney is the heavy favorite going into tuesday's primary in florida. the bitter back and forth between romney and newt gingrich continues. today, romney was attacked by gingrich as dishonest and romney mocked gingrich back as desperate. >> what a welcome. oh, my goodness, you guys are amazing. >> reporter: with less than a day to go and the polls showing him with a commanding lead. >> this is fun what a day this is. with a turnout like this, i'm beginning to feel we might win tomorrow, what do you think? >> reporter: a confident mitt romney is dismissing his rival newt gingrich. >> i know, it's sad. he's been flailing around a bit. trying to go after me for one thing or another. you watch and shake your head. it's been painfully revealing to watch. >> reporter: this
way big time, including our own nbc news/marist poll, which shows romney ballooning to a 15-point lead over gingrich. nbc's chuck todd is here with us to break down the numbers. we want to begin first with the reporting of peter alexander in florida. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. make no mistake right now, mitt romney is the heavy favorite going into tuesday's primary in florida. the bitter back and forth between romney and newt gingrich continues. today, romney was attacked by...
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polls, before tuesday's debate compared to those polled last night, but we did see an uptick in the polls last night when asked which way the country was heading in that direction. and by the way, brian, as you know, the president and mitt romney are in your neck of the woods, but before that, barack obama taped an episode of "the daly show," so nothing but comedy for them. 19 days to go. >> chuck todd, thank you, as we mentioned both campaigns stepping up the fight to win over women voters who are still undecided. more on that tonight from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: it would be hard to miss today's target voters. >> i know you want the same thing for your daughters or sisters or moms. or grandmothers, as i do. >> fewer women are working today than when he took office. and so of the people who have gotten hit the hardest, it is women. >> would you sign the lilly ledbetter equal pay law? no answer, he can't say if he would sign the law already on the books. at an obama rally in ohio, even "the boss" chimed in what do women want? mitt romney says jobs. >> this president's office ha
polls, before tuesday's debate compared to those polled last night, but we did see an uptick in the polls last night when asked which way the country was heading in that direction. and by the way, brian, as you know, the president and mitt romney are in your neck of the woods, but before that, barack obama taped an episode of "the daly show," so nothing but comedy for them. 19 days to go. >> chuck todd, thank you, as we mentioned both campaigns stepping up the fight to win over...
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44 margin in the poll. one of the things going on is that mitt romney is getting pummelled in the battleground states. his favorable unfavorable rating is worse in the patle grounds than nationwide. attitude about his business experience at bain capital are worse than nationwide. the ad interestingly enough is ç response to the she lacking that the obama campaign ads are having on mitt romney now. that's one of the more interesting developments as we get into the dog days of summer where obama has tough ads defining mitt romney. >> 30s and 40s for mitt romney. what about president obama and his approval ratings? >> his approval was at 47%. you end up looking in battleground states and he's in the high 40s. that's good territory, but not great. >> okay. >> when you are an incumbent president you want to be closer to 50%. he's close but not quite there. >> i'm sorry to do this to you. thanks for the latest on the polls we have been watching. i'll be back in four hours. up with chris hayes is next. [ valeda ]
44 margin in the poll. one of the things going on is that mitt romney is getting pummelled in the battleground states. his favorable unfavorable rating is worse in the patle grounds than nationwide. attitude about his business experience at bain capital are worse than nationwide. the ad interestingly enough is ç response to the she lacking that the obama campaign ads are having on mitt romney now. that's one of the more interesting developments as we get into the dog days of summer where obama...
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and one sure sign the romney campaign believes the polls mean trouble came when an unnamed romney adviser said polls don't matter. that's what you say when you're behind. one way republicans can even things out is making it harder for democrats to vote. in ohio they're voting to extend voting hours in republican hours and limit them in democratic areas. it sounds farfetched, i know. but it's true. >>> also if you want to know who your enemies are in politics, wait to see who criticizes you when you make a mistake. mitt romney's campaign has made a few of them lately. why the right might never trust romney. >>> and the funny d.l. huguely will tell us how the audacity of dopes is ruining america. that's half of his title of his book. the other half i can't say on tv. >>> and stephen colbert takes bachmann's side kind of. he says since he's a muslim and a brother, he's part of the muslim brotherhood. >>> we begin with the slide show. ed rendell was governor of pennsylvania. he's now an msnbc analyst. gentlemen, take a look at three new polls that have come out in the past few days. all have
and one sure sign the romney campaign believes the polls mean trouble came when an unnamed romney adviser said polls don't matter. that's what you say when you're behind. one way republicans can even things out is making it harder for democrats to vote. in ohio they're voting to extend voting hours in republican hours and limit them in democratic areas. it sounds farfetched, i know. but it's true. >>> also if you want to know who your enemies are in politics, wait to see who criticizes...